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1 idea ***** n
[aɪ'dɪə]to have an idea that... — aver l'impressione che...
I haven't the least or slightest or foggiest idea — non ne ho la minima or la più pallida idea
it wasn't my idea — non è stata un'idea mia, non sono io che ho avuto l'idea
if that's your idea of a joke... — se credi di essere spiritoso...
that's the idea — ecco, proprio così
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2 foggy
['fɒgɪ]1) meteor. [day, weather] nebbioso2) fig. [idea, notion] confusoI haven't the foggiest idea — colloq. non ne ho la più pallida idea
* * *adjective (full of, or covered with, fog: It is very foggy tonight.) nebbioso* * *['fɒgɪ]1) meteor. [day, weather] nebbioso2) fig. [idea, notion] confusoI haven't the foggiest idea — colloq. non ne ho la più pallida idea
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3 ♦ foggy
♦ foggy /ˈfɒgɪ/a.1 nebbioso: a foggy day, una giornata nebbiosa (o di nebbia); It was very foggy, c'era molta nebbia NOTA D'USO: - fog o foggy?-3 (fig.) annebbiato; confuso; perplesso4 (fotogr.) velato● (iron. o scherz., USA) Foggy Bottom, il Dipartimento di Stato ( ubicato a Washington in una zona bassa presso il fiume Potomac) □ (fam. GB) I haven't the foggiest idea, non ne ho la più pallida ideafoggilyavv.confusamente; indistintamentefogginessn. [u]2 (fig.) incertezza; nebulosità. -
4 foggy fog·gy adj
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5 notion *** no·tion n
['nəʊʃ(ə)n]1) idea, (concept) nozione fI haven't the slightest or foggiest notion — non ho la più pallida idea
2)notions npl — (Am: haberdashery) merceria
См. также в других словарях:
haven't the foggiest — have no idea what the answer is, do not know the answer, have a clue What s a googol? A googol! I don t know. I haven t the foggiest! … English idioms
not have the foggiest (idea) — not have the foggiest ( idea/notion/) spoken phrase used for emphasizing that you do not know anything at all about something I don’t have the foggiest idea why he called me. Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym … Useful english dictionary
not have the foggiest idea — (not) have the foggiest (idea/notion) informal to not know the answer to a question. Do you know where Kate s gone? I haven t the foggiest. The photocopier s broken down again, and nobody has the foggiest idea how to fix it. (often + question… … New idioms dictionary
have the foggiest idea — (not) have the foggiest (idea/notion) informal to not know the answer to a question. Do you know where Kate s gone? I haven t the foggiest. The photocopier s broken down again, and nobody has the foggiest idea how to fix it. (often + question… … New idioms dictionary
foggiest (idea) — n. (even) a hazy idea. (Usually in the negative.) □ I’m sorry I don’t know. I haven’t the foggiest. □ I don’t have the foggiest idea of how to do this … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
not have the foggiest — Vrb phrs. To have no idea. A contraction of not have the foggiest notion. E.g. I haven t the foggiest idea where she s going drinking tonight, what am I, her social secretary? Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
we haven't the foggiest — we have no idea, we don t know … English contemporary dictionary
not have the foggiest notion — (not) have the foggiest (idea/notion) informal to not know the answer to a question. Do you know where Kate s gone? I haven t the foggiest. The photocopier s broken down again, and nobody has the foggiest idea how to fix it. (often + question… … New idioms dictionary
have the foggiest notion — (not) have the foggiest (idea/notion) informal to not know the answer to a question. Do you know where Kate s gone? I haven t the foggiest. The photocopier s broken down again, and nobody has the foggiest idea how to fix it. (often + question… … New idioms dictionary
not have the faintest idea — to not know anything at all about something. I didn t have the faintest idea where I was or which way I was going – I simply knew I had to get away. These people don t have the foggiest idea what America s really like. Usage notes: also used in… … New idioms dictionary
idea — noun 1 plan/suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, brilliant, clever, excellent, good, great, marvellous/marvelous, nice, wonderful ▪ … Collocations dictionary